The Royal Game
Schachnovelle
2021
7.24
He turned resistance into a game
State：
ReleasedGenre：
War,History,DramaPublish Date：
2021-09-23Release Date：
Digital
2022-06-16 12(FR)Description：
1938. While the Nazi troops march into Vienna, the lawyer Josef Bartok hastily tries to escape to the USA with his wife but is arrested by the Gestapo. Bartok remains steadfast and refuses to cooperate with the Gestapo that requires confidential information from him. Thrown into solitary confinement, Bartok is psychologically tormented for months and begins to weaken. However, when he steals an old book about chess it sets him on course to overcome the mental suffering inflicted upon him, until it becomes a dangerous obsession.
Cast
Oliver Masucci
Birgit Minichmayr
Rafael Stachowiak
Maresi Riegner
Johannes Zeiler
Markus Schleinzer
Lukas Miko
Andreas Lust
Albrecht Schuch
Rolf Lassgård
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psychosexual
grand slam
polyamory
microbudget
psychotic villain
fairytale
black british
experimental surrealism
existential horror
meaningless existence
pesto
italian riviera
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laundry day
computers
y2k
alexandria egypt
dog adventure
dog rescue
lost dog
1880s
italian immigrant
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war journalism